Olympic Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay To Debut In 2024

World Athletics announced that a marathon race walk featuring 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, will complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of approximately equal distance, at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Each athlete will complete two legs of just over 10km each, alternating male, female, male, female. According to World Athletics, the marathon …

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Russia seeks Olympics alternative, backed by China

As the war in Ukraine rages on, sporting sanctions against Russia and Belarus (Russia’s primary ally in the war) continue to be enforced worldwide. The IOC has reaffirmed that while Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, “No flag, anthem, colours, or any other identifications whatsoever of these countries” will be allowed, with …

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Another Championship for Kilkerrin-Clonberne, Bronze for Ireland at Cross Country Championships: Weekly Roundup

Bronze for senior women’s team at Spar European Cross Country Championships Ireland’s senior women’s team claimed bronze at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships yesterday (Dec. 11th) at La Mandria Park in Italy. Twins Eilish and Roisin Flanagan took 11th and 12th place and Mary Mulhare 27th, supported by Ann Marie McGlynn in 31st, Aoibhe Richardson in 46th, and Michelle …

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Get Your Tickets to the 2024 Olympics

The long, complicated process of ticket sales has finally started for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here’s everything you need to know about how to get your own tickets. Phase 1 of the Paris 2024 Ticketing Programme opened December 1st, meaning that fans have from now until Jan. 31, 2023 to register for the ticket lottery. This first phase is only …

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International Olympic Committee is Making Gender Equality History

For the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) commissions for 2022 have an equal number of men and women. The IOC’s efforts to increase gender balance at its governance level. The key recommendation of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and its successor, Olympic Agenda 2020+5 was to continue to contribute to the wide goal of fostering gender equality …

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Elsa Desmond: “It Would Be A Luxury Not To Have To Worry About Funding”

Ireland’s first Olympic luge competitor Elsa Desmond works as a doctor while also being a self-funded athlete. She has been named as one of Team Ireland’s flagbearers for the upcoming Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

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Meet Ireland’s Winter Olympic Hopefuls | Tess Arbez and Claire Dooley

The countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is in full swing, with Tess Arbez (Alpine Skiing) and Claire Dooley (Freestyle Skier) hopeful to be competing in the competition running in Beijing from the 4th-20th of February.

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